Falcons battle top competition at Rim Rock
The West Franklin High School cross country teams passed the test on going up against a talented large field. The Falcons competed Saturday in the Rim Rock Classic.
September 2022
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Building special program
The Ottawa High School football team is no longer going to be pushed around and be a good guest for homecoming games. A few years ago,Ottawa was the opponent for several teams’ homecoming game.
Kansas ads in governor’s race: Often misleading, disparaging with a partisan dash of truth
TOPEKA — The battle between distortion and nuance rages in the Kansas gubernatorial race as dozens of commercials flood television and the internet in a quest to influence voters’ views of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican challenger Derek Schmidt.
Candidates, nominees sought for 4th District Magistrate Judge seat
T O P E K A — T h e Fourth Judicial District Nominating Commission has reopened the application process and is seeking candidates to fill a new district magistrate judge position in Coffey County. The new district magistrate judge position was among several certified by this spring by a Kansas Supreme Court administrative order after the Kansas Legislature passed and the governor signed a bill funding the move.
3 hurt in Friday morning accident
An Ottawa man and two other people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident Friday morning on Interstate 35 just south of Gardner. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at about 9:20 a.m., a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck driven by Maria V.
Franklin County District Court Felony Sentencings
Note: Kansas felony sentencings are dependent on an offender’s criminal history score and grid position. State felony sentencing laws can be found in K.S.A. Chapter 21, Articles 66 and 68, while the felony sentencing grid can be found within K.S.A. 21-6804 and 21-6805 and through the Kansas Sentencing Commission’s website.
ACLU of Kansas: Legislature needs to fix ‘endless probation’
An “endless probation” case is still dragging on in Kansas, with the defendant set to keep paying restitution for the next four decades, if legal reforms don’t address the situation. Edwanda Garrett pleaded guilty in 2009 to making fraudulent content, and again in 2017 for writing bad checks.
Tetanus booster given 60 years ago caused an allergic reaction
DEAR DR. ROACH: I was told by my doctor that I need a tetanus booster shot, but when I was 17, I cut my foot and needed stitches. I was told then that I was allergic to the tetanus shot, so they gave me penicillin instead. Of course, that was a long time ago, since I’m now 81 years old. How could they have determined I was allergic to the shot, and is that even reliable?
Brightening moods on darker days; more benefits from walking
Q: Winter’s shorter days and lack of sunlight really affect me. What can I do to fight off my doom and gloom? -- Jessica D., Camden, Maine A: Many people react negatively to the shorter days and longer nights.